Electric cooking unit



Dec. 26, 1950 R. F. WHITE ELECTRIC cooxmc UNIT 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledDec. 50, 1944 INVENTOR. Richard F White BY mgwwf Dec. 26, 1950 R. F.WHITE 2,535,379

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flmwim www Dec. 26, 1950 R. F. WHITE ELECTRIC cooxmc UNIT 3 Sheets-Sheet3 Filed Dec. 30. 1944 JNVEN TOR. Ric/70rd f l V/7/7e manna Patented Dec.26, 1950 UNlTnE D STATE 5,, PATENT OFFICE Emc'rmc cooxmc UNIT Richard F.White, Salem, Ohio, assign to Mullins Manufacturing Corporation, Salem,Ohio,

a corporation of New York Application December 30, 1944, Serial No.570,581

- AClaims.

This invention relates to an electric stove construction and hasparticularly to .do with a construction for combining thefunctions-of anelectric roaster with a kitchen utility unit-;combin ing a drawersupported roaster and broiler heat I to provide a roasting unit whichcan be readily converted to a broiling unit at the will of the operator.

Other features of the invention relating to details of construction willappear in the following description and claims:

Inthe drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the kitchen unit showing the roasterdrawer.

Fig. 2 illustrates a kitchen assembly in which the unit may be installedunder a common top.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation partially in section showing the relativeposition of the various elements of the unit.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section of a portion of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the parts in disconnectedrelation.

Fig. 6 illustrates the roaster drawer with a cover in position.

Fig. '7 illustrates a roaster drawer with a broiler pan supportedtherein.

In the drawings a kitchen cabinet unit shown generally at II] has a baseH, a front panel or drawer head I2, and a drawer l3 slidable in thecabinet. Above the drawer is a front panel 14 which may be used formounting controls in case a stove top is above the roasting unit. Acover unit l5 rests on the cabinet. In Fig. 2 a kitchen assembly groupis shown in which the roaster unit is arranged below a common top ISA.

In Fig. 3, the drawer I3 is shown generally as having a front panel 25which cooperates with the other panels l2 and ll of the stove to presenta solid front. A handle 26 may be used to open and close the drawerwhich slides on rollers 2'! in tracks 28. The main portion of the draweris formed by metal sheaths 29 and 36 between which is a layer ofinsulating material 3 l The insulating material 3| may be a mineral.wool or other standard heat insulating material. Directly adjacent thebottom and lower sides of the drawer casing 30 is a layer 3IA ofSilmanite. This material is a high heat resisting refractory materialwhich comes in powder form and is mixed with. water to a paste, afterwhich it can be molded into shape as desired. It is also a non-conductorof electricity when dried or baked out.

.In the bottom and sides of the drawer, embedded in this insulation, isa heating unit formed of Nichrome wire indicated generally at 32. Thisheating unit is connected to contact projections 33 which are mounted ina recess 34 v in the lower portion of the drawer. In the back of thestove projecting through the back lining 35 is a socket member 36supported in insulating material 3! which surrounds the drawer opening.This socket member is electrically hooked up with an electric conduit 38connected to a plug 39.

When the drawer is in closed position the parts will bear the relationshown in Fig. 4 where the projections 33' are held in the plug 36 so,that connections are made from a source of electricity to the heatingunit of the drawer. A separate switch 4! is used also to control theheat in the drawer or to shut off current to the drawer.

Above the drawer, but within the drawer opening, is a broiler unit 45supported at the top of the drawer opening and removable therefrom forcleaning and repair. This unit is also connected to the conduit 38 by aprojection and plug arrangement 45 similar to that described for thedrawer. The electrical connection supports the broiler unit at the rearend. Any suitable control may be used for this broiler unit such as aswitch mounted on panel M. A sliding hook device 41 supports the frontend of the broiler.

The electric conduit 38 continues up to a point at the tcp of the stovewhere it may connect with any other electrical appliances desired.

The top of the drawer I3 is recessed to receive a cover 5!! when thedrawer is being used for roasting purposes. This cover is completelyremovabl and in its place a broiler pan 5| may be supported. The broilerpan projects downwardly into the drawer for a short distance and has inthe bottom a supporting rack 52. The broiler heating unit 45 may be usedin conjunction with this broiler pan. Within the drawer recess is a pan53 removabl for cleaning. This pan 53 cooperates to sup-port broiler pan5|, Fig. 8, although broiler pan 5l may be supported at the top of thedrawer recess in the absence of pan '53.

I claim:

1. In a kitchen cabinet, an electric roasting d broiling u t comprisinga drawer slidably In a kitchen cabinet of the type having two mounted insaid ca in t and including a removparallel sides, a back, and a top atbelt level, an able food receptacle in said drawer, a heating electricroaster oven drawer mounted between unit for roasting embedded in onewall of said the sides and slightly below the top in slidable drawer, abroiling heating unit positioned in 5 relation to the cabinet, meansincluding a track said cabinet above said drawer in a manner not androllers to mount said drawer in slidable relato interfere with themovement of the drawer in tion, electric resistance elements in one ormore and out, andra drawer 1 cover-and broiling reek'coftheidrawenstimsaidcabinetandtembedded with pan supportedalternatively atthe "top 01 said heat resistant insulation vmaterial,and'connectdrawer for the respective uses of said device. ing r'neansengageable to connect said elements 2. In a kitchen cabinet, a draweropeningpra ito a source of electricity when said drawer is panel forclosing the front of the drawer -.open- ,pushediinto closed positionin'said cabinet and ing, and a drawer mounted on said panelto slidedisengageable when the drawer moves forward in in said opening, thesides andbackbftheedrawer l thetcabinet'comprising a projecting socketplug having a shorter vertical dimension vthan ":the i=i'l' z'mountedronltherback of said cabinet projecting opening, a heating unit embedded inthe bottom towardthedrawer, recesses in said plug, means of said drawer,a second sheeting unit mounted upwithin i-said -.recesses for conductingelectricity in the drawer opening of said cabinetabove the fro a source,and a recess formed in the back of drawer and projecting below the uppered-ge of sai drawer to receive said plug and prongs prosaid panel, andmeans zaalternatively supportable jecting from th base ofsaid recess andconnect- T011 said drawer as cover means" for roasting,;:sai'd ring ztof'saideelements'rwhereby when :saiddrawer cover a s a s p S pp t foodionPis-in; jc10sed posttion' he clelements are connected upperfface eofadjacentsaid-second heatto the source -rof --:ele.triei'ty ':.throughsaid eoning unit thereby making possible the "alternate ":necting means.

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